Audiophysicpsychic (JAZZ)- Classical -Bob Marley- The sounds of children at play and happy.
Movies
Dr. Strangelove-Fail Safe-Bulworth-Bamboozled-West Side Story-Shakespere
in Love-Block Party-Any Pam Greir-Spagehtti Westerns-To Sir, With Love-Hustle and Flow
Television
Sanford and Son
Books
Breakfast of Champions-
Nineteen eighty-four-
Bible- The Inner Game of Tennis-
How We Die-What's the Matter With Kansas
About me: Thanks for stumbling upon my page. Perhaps there is something here of interest to you. Maybe my story or possibly my pain. This is where it begins.
I am a percussionist. I began playing 39 years ago. I am still learning how to play. My resume might make it look as if I am good. I am only adequate. I am still learning my instrument. I am a percussionist.
I went to school. I was not a good student. My favorite classes were English and music. I learned two things in school: haiku and how to recognize the overtone system when you compose, listen, play, or sing.
In a way, music is my life. It keeps me going from one day to the next. It is a gift and at times a curse.
The pleasure of performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pasadena Symphony, and Les Grands Ballet has certainly been a dream come true. These experiences have made my life wonderful and joyous. Working with these groups provides me with an opportunity to continue to learn and to get better.
The summer has been wonderful and I have been busy.
My CD is now finished and is titled "Songs of the Diaspora": Music for Percussion and Tuba. It is available at CD BABY.com
Who I'd like to meet: Other musicians, percussionists, photographers, and tennis players. As well as interesting people who have a story to tell.
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Hi there Joe hope all is going great! Tomorrow night at 7pm there is a free concert with the "Jazz On The Latin Side All Stars". It's outdoors at Hollywood and Highland. Hope you can make it!
Come join the celebration over the release of our new CD – Boteco!!
‘Boteco’ is an artful mixture of neo-futuristic traditional Brazilian rhythms with the right quantity of the best North American spices. It is funk and rock boiling and baking with samba, maracatu, frevo and baiao.
Put Pele and Mohammed Ali in a fictional mix machine. Now add Frank Zappa, Sergio Mendes, Tom Jobim and Roger Waters and fused in to one. What a mix eh? Bat Makumba is this fusion, multiplied by 2.
CD Release Parties: 10/31 Someday Lounge – Portland, OR 11/01 Cozmic Pizza – Eugene, OR 11/06 Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA 11/07 The Old Ironsides – Sacramento, CA 11/13 The Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA 11/21 Stage Door – Mount Shasta, CA 12/04 Harp Inn – Costa Mesa, CA 12/05 Santa Monica Bar & Grille – Santa Monica, CA ...more to come
Hi Mr. Mitchel, this is Joanne. I finally have a profile on here. You can check it out. My display name here is percussionlover32. I can't believe I just put a profile on here and I have been here on my myspace account since last February hahah. Anyway, I liked your profile on here this is cool.
Hey there all is great! Hope things are going great with you too. When would be a good night to go see you at The Bowl with L.A. Phil? I was thinking of checking it out this summer! God bless you in abundance.
Yeah I've been getting a few hits a week with a hitting partner over by Dorsey and we hit yesterday. So when you want to try and get a hit in, let me know. I'll be splitting on the Aug 7 and returning on the 27th. Peace---OM
Great Concert with the Southeast Symphony Orchestra on Sunday at the Disney Concert Hall. You guys did an excellent job, the place was packed, and they should have SESO back. Yeah I'm off to Ghana next month for 3 weeks, looking forward to that. All for now----OM
Hey Joe hope all is going great with you. I need to go give you a visit and take a few lessons with you. Take care and God bless you abundantly. RLRR-LRLL
Yeah I got a gig on Saturday andl'm swamped with end of the year school related stuff. So lets shoot for maybe the following weekend. Take care and enjoy the Playboy Jazz Fest. Peace---Om
Thanks for that man. Yeah would like to hook up on the t. courts. You still run through over at Denker? A Saturday morning hit would be cool this week. Got to do a 5K run and the Vibe Summit on Sunday. Get back and let me know what's cool for you. Peace----OM
